Infection control in physicians' offices

Pediatrics

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1361-1369

  Abramson, J S ^a   Baker, C J ^a   Fisher, M C ^a   Gerber, M A ^a   Meissner, H C ^a   Murray, D L ^a   Overturf, G D ^a   Prober, C G ^a   Rennels, M B ^a   Saari, T N ^a   Weiner, L B ^a   Whitley, R J ^a   Peter, G ^a   Pickering, L K ^a   Macdonald, N E ^a   Hirsch, A ^a   Jacobs, R F ^a   Delage, G ^a   Dowell, S F ^a   Orenstem, W A ^a   Patriarca, P A ^a   Rabinovich, N R ^a   Myers, M G ^a   Ledbetter, E O ^a   Kim, J ^a   Swanson, J T ^a   Cox, E O ^a   France, F L ^a   Grimm, K C T ^a   Harbaugh N , Jr ^a   Herbert, J W ^a   Lieberthal, A S ^a   Yasuda, K E ^a   Davis, T ^a   Bendel, A A ^a   Price, W ^a   Itkin, P ^a   Rogers, S ^a   Fletcher, J ^a   more..

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; DANGEROUS GOODS TRANSPORT; DISINFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 17144449915     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.105.6.1361     Document Type: Article

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